Mulembo Lelya Hydropower Project
A late-stage, high-head hydropower plant harnessing the Mulembo and Lelya rivers, in final PPA negotiation with FID targeted for Q2 2027.
- Capacity
- 80–118MW
- Annual output (P50)
- ~410–426 GWh
- FID target
- Q2 2027
Project overview
About the project
Mulembo Lelya is a late-stage development hydropower plant in Zambia with a planned capacity of 80 – 118MW, designed to generate approximately 410 – 426 GWh (P50) annually by harnessing the Mulembo and Lelya rivers.
The project is shovel-ready: all critical studies are complete, permitting is advanced, and the EPC tender is set to launch, positioning the project for financial close.
Heads of Terms have been signed with a Canadian-listed copper mining group for a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA); regional offtaker discussions and SAPP wheeling arrangements are also underway.
The project is being structured to participate in the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), enabling cross-border energy trading to industrial users in the DRC, South Africa and beyond.
Project highlights
Why this project
High-head hydro asset
Net generating head of 450m and a maximum installed capacity of 118MW using high-efficiency turbines.
Advanced permitting
Full suite of feasibility studies and environmental plans completed.
Proven hydrology
Over 40 years of hydrological data underpin year-round energy production.
Bankable offtake
Heads of Terms signed with a Canadian-listed copper mining group; further regional offtaker discussions in progress.
120km of 220kV transmission
The project is positioned to wheel power through the SAPP to industrial users across the region.
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